Horse Racing News
Trainers weigh up options for Shaiyhar
Last start winner and early favourite Shaiyhar is not guaranteed to be a starter in the staying race at Flemington on Saturday. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young -trained galloper is among acceptors for the Murray Cox Handicap (2540m), but Busuttin said he was not sure whether to start the stayer. Shaiyhar recorded an impressive win over 2000m...
Weight and gate ideal for Berdibek
Berdibek might be rising ten, but John O’Shea says his forms points to him being a superior horse to 12 months ago and expects him to give the Listed Ipswich Cup a mighty shake. O’Shea has replicated the path Berdibek followed to Ipswich last year, coming through the Hawkesbury and Scone Cups in...
Wild Chap set for WJ McKell Cup
Winning the Group Three Cameron Handicap has been a blessing and a curse for Wild Chap, providing his connections with their biggest success but also attracting the scrutiny of handicappers. The six-year-old went into the Newcastle feature with a benchmark of 79 and after accounting for the small six-horse field, emerged...
Racing Victoria reduce Wiremu Pinn’s city claim
Racing Victoria (RV) stewards have swiftly altered New Zealand apprentice Wiremu Pinn’s city claim from three kilograms to two ahead of today’s Sandown meeting amidst a probe into miscommunication between RV and New Zealand authorities. “It has been determined on the information available that the number of New Zealand wins currently...
Ben Pearce’s Fantasy a step closer
Ben Pearce is delighted that his talented staying prospect Black Fantasy is not far from returning to the race track. If the Blackfriars gelding can reproduce anything resembling last year’s form, then Ben Pearce and his brother, co-trainer, Dan, are in for exciting times. Black Fantasy was flying high at Belmont Park last...
Trainer Joe Pride to follow Proven success
Fresh off the back of a dominant win by Think About It in the $3 million Stradbroke at Eagle Farm on the weekend Joe Pride is grateful for his relationship with syndicator Proven Thoroughbreds. The lime green disc and black colours of the horse syndication company headed by Jamie Walter has had plenty...
Caulfield host jumpouts ahead of racing return
Racing is on the horizon at Caulfield as the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) conducted a series of jumpouts on the course proper this Tuesday, in preparation for its highly-anticipated return meeting for 2023 on June 24. The day commenced on a high note for esteemed trainer Pat Carey, with his charges,...
Sound Of Cannons to return to Flemington
After a career that started in England with a debut win and then a stint in Sydney, Mornington trainer Clayton Douglas may be the one to have found the key to Sound Of Cannons. The rising seven-year-old has won only four of his 39 starts of which three have been in Victoria, the...
Wiremu Pinn looking to add to his tally at Sandown
After four city winners in the past three days, New Zealand apprentice Wiremu Pinn will look to add to his tally at Sandown. The New Zealand whiz kid has rides in seven of the eight races on Wednesday’s card. Pinn rode a treble at Sandown on Saturday and added to that tally with...
James McDonald's Royal Ascot rides revealed
As the countdown begins for Royal Ascot, the excitement builds around the prospect of champion jockey James McDonald taking the reins of some promising contenders, just over a week from the opening day. Paul Clarke, McDonald’s European jockey manager, confirmed that the renowned jockey will be riding for Lloyd Williams and...